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5->'''Sergeant Sinker:''' We're just memes, sir. We're meant to be repostable.\
6'''Plo Koon:''' Not to me.
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8Return to the main ''Franchise/StarWars'' meme page [[Memes/StarWars here]].
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10''Please add entries in the following format:''
11* The meme. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The explanation behind the meme.[[/labelnote]]
12** Further mutations and successor memes, if any.
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14* Taking pictures or screencaps of the most [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath horrifically]] [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence violent]] and dark scenes in the series and captioning them with "[[AnimationAgeGhetto kids']] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids show]]" and similar comments have become a common joke among some people.
15* Due to the rise of Prequel Trilogy memes in 2017, many moments in the Prequel Trilogy that were prone to MemeticMutation retroactively became {{Ascended Meme}}s in ''The Clone Wars'' thanks to the many [[ShoutOut/StarWarsTheCloneWars shoutouts]] in the series. Some have joked that the writers [[OlderThanTheyThink did Prequel Trilogy memes first]] before they became popular.
16** "This is where the fun begins."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ahsoka's line in the [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsMovie pilot movie]] [[CallForward mirrors]] Anakin's quote [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith later on]]. Anakin also says the line himself during the Zillo Beast arc.[[/labelnote]]
17** "Spinning is not flying." "But it's a good trick."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Obi-Wan's conversation with Anakin in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E4DestroyMalevolence Destroy]] ''[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E4DestroyMalevolence Malevolence]]''" about the fact that spinning is not flying [[CallBack calls back]] to when Anakin tried it before at the [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Battle of Naboo]].[[/labelnote]]
18** "Hello there."[[labelnote:Explanation]]General Grievous greets Obi-Wan in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E4DestroyMalevolence Destroy]] ''[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E4DestroyMalevolence Malevolence]]''" (their very first face-to-face encounter) with this line, in which Obi-Wan would later return the favor in their final [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith encounter]]. Some have joked that Obi-Wan got inspiration from Grievous to mock him at that exact moment.[[/labelnote]]
19** Why is Anakin being called "Master"?[[labelnote:Explanation]]Anakin is addressed as Master on many occasions by Ahsoka. Although there is an [[AllThereInTheManual explanation]] that it's a formal term for any Jedi, people have used it to joke that Anakin will [[NeverLiveItDown never]] get the actual rank of [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Master]].[[/labelnote]]
20** "It's treason, then."[[labelnote:Explanation (Spoilers!)]]Pong Krell says the line verbatim when he's ousted by the clone troopers as the villain.[[/labelnote]]
21* "We're just [X], sir. We're meant to be expendable." "Not to me."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Plo Koon's conversation with the clone troopers when he reassures them that they're not expendable. A popular [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/394/104/f04.jpg variation]] in light of the revival has the clone troopers' helmets replaced with the series' logo and Koon's face with Creator/DaveFiloni.[[/labelnote]]
22* "Well, I guess I'm in charge now."[[labelnote:Explanation]]One of the B1 battle droids says this after General Grievous leaves their frigate in order to escape into his starfighter.[[/labelnote]]
23* "This effort... is no longer... PROFITABLE!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Hondo shouts this as he makes his getaway from Felucia in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E17BountyHunters Bounty Hunters]]". The line is used by some if a trend loses popularity.[[/labelnote]]
24** "This effort is profitable!"[[labelnote:Explanation]] An [[InvertedTrope inverted version]] of the meme is also used if a trend starts to gain popularity.[[/labelnote]]
25* "What if I could show you, the future?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]The Son gives Anakin a glimpse of his inevitable turn into Darth Vader, which has been further mutated with unfortunate events such as [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Ki-Adi-Mundi foreseeing the Separatist droid attack on the Wookiees]].[[/labelnote]]
26* "How many other lies have I been told by the council?"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Anakin angrily asks this question to Obi-Wan after learning that the Jedi Council had the latter fake his death without informing him. Often used in memes in which the subject learns that an urban myth or common misconception isn't real.[[/labelnote]]
27* "Careful not to choke on your stupidity."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Ahsoka says to this Lux to mock him for making an alliance with the Death Watch. This line saw a lot more popularity following the release of ''Film/RogueOne'', where Darth Vader Force-chokes Director Krennic while ''saying the line [[CallBack almost verbatim]]'' after the latter complains about control of the Death Star (a project that he oversaw) being handed over to Grand Moff Tarkin. One has to wonder if Anakin gets inspiration from Ahsoka.[[/labelnote]]
28* "Do not underestimate our memes."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Kalani tells Rash "Do not underestimate our means" regarding having enough forces to defeat the rebels despite the citizens in open revolt. Many fans have construed Kalani's reverberated voice to where it sounds like he says "memes" instead.[[/labelnote]]
29%%* Bo-Katan's "You're late." which is used to call people out on situations where they...well, arrive late to an event or a situation.
30* "Insolence? We are pirates! We don't even know what that means!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Hondo's answer to Darth Maul when the Sith Lord threatens that he will pay for the "insolence" of pointing out that he and Savage are running away from Kenobi. It's used to express incredulity with a concept, usually switching one or both nouns to whatever fits the theme of the discussion in a "X? We are Y!..." scheme, eg "Tropes? We're memers. We don't even know what that means."[[/labelnote]]
31* "Shut up, Dengar!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E20Bounty Bounty]]", an irritated Bossk's reaction when Dengar snarkily wonders if Asajj Ventress is his girlfriend.[[/labelnote]]
32* Sixes.[[labelnote:Explanation]]In the novel ''Literature/LordsOfTheSith'', Vader remembers the clone troopers that served with him; Rex, Echo, and... Sixes. Obviously, this was supposed to be Fives, but instead of just putting it down as an error, Wookieepedia created an entire new page for the character "Sixes", which has caused the fandom to run with it and turn "Sixes" into a legendary MemeticBadass who is responsible for many things, such as Grievous' cough and Greedo's death.[[/labelnote]]
33* Sandwich clone.[[labelnote:Explanation]]In the episode Deception, there is a clone trooper eating a sandwich (or maybe toast; it's debated by the fandom). Bounty hunter Cad Bane bursts into the room Sandwich Clone is working in, and Sandwich Clone throws his sandwich at Bane's face before getting shot. Sandwich clone is so popular that he has his own subreddit (r/sandwichclone).[[/labelnote]]
34* "[[Film/TheForceAwakens I will finish what you started]]" memes sprung up like wildfire the moment it was revealed at SDCC 18 that ''The Clone Wars'' was [[UnCancelled getting revived for a seventh season]], usually captioned with pictures of Dave Filoni looking at himself in a mirror.
35* Ever since the SDCC 18 trailer came out, there have been several comments saying that the revival proves the existence of God, with Creator/DaveFiloni being seen as [[CreatorWorship the second coming of Jesus Christ.]] On a more serious note are the fans who see him as the second coming of ''George Lucas'', having an insight into the characters and universe that matches Lucas' own, and a talent for putting it on screen.
36* "That awkward moment, when (you realize) Jar Jar has a girlfriend...and you don't."[[labelnote:Explanation]]This refers to Queen Julia of Bardotta, who is in a relationship with Jar Jar Binks of all people. Fans and haters alike took the revelation with humorous SelfDeprecation jokes.[[/labelnote]]
37* "Unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Maul's WrittenByTheWinners line to Bo-Katan has been making the rounds as a quote to describe popular misconceptions in history, like Napoleon being short. [[/labelnote]]
38* "There is no mercy." [[labelnote:explanation]]Palpatine says this line to Maul when the latter is begging for mercy before electrocuting him with Force Lightning. Naturally, this has been used to describe anything from fanfic writers torturing their [=OCs=] to 2020 being unmerciful to us.[[/labelnote]]
39* "This was actually your great trial." [[labelnote:explanation]]Mace Windu's [[NeverMyFault inability to own up for throwing Ahsoka under the bus]] in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E20TheWrongJedi The Wrong Jedi]]" became shorthand for NeverMyFault. [[/labelnote]]
40* "Welcome to our disaster. Glad you could come." [[labelnote:explanation]]Threepio's translation of King Manchucho's greeting to the Republic relief group on Aleen, which is going through an earthquake epidemic, in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS4E5MercyMission Mercy Mission]]". This quote has been used in reference to people newly discovering something during a state of turmoil, or people newly becoming ''Star Wars'' fans in spite of [[BrokenBase how notoriously divided the fanbase is]] (or becoming fans of other franchises with notoriously divided fanbases).[[/labelnote]]
41* "The mission... the nightmares... they're... finally... over..." [[labelnote:explanation]] Fives' dying words were not only one of the saddest moments of the show, but also exploitable to describe the relief one feels when making it through an ordeal.[[/labelnote]]
42* [[ISurrenderSuckers False surrender]] is a war crime. [[labelnote:explanation]] Fans call out Obi-Wan's false surrender trick in the pilot movie as a war crime under the Geneva Convention. This only intensified when Anakin repeats the same trick in "Old Friends Not Forgotten", rather gleefully too, with many joking that of course [[FallenHero Anakin]] would commit war crimes [[ForTheEvulz for fun]]. [[/labelnote]]
43* That Yularen aged terribly by Season 7[[note]]His animation model actually looked this way starting after the first TimeSkip circa Season 3, but he was rarely seen due to being DemotedToExtra; Season 7 brought him back into the spotlight.[[/note]] because of working with [[LeeroyJenkins Anakin, and to a lesser extent, Ahsoka and the 501st]] for the past three years.
44* [[https://twitter.com/ellie_olb/status/1149516892677165056?s=20 This Instagram live feed]] of a Mauldalorian cosplayer advocating the "Raid Area 51" meme. His armor highly resembles Gar Saxon's [[note]] The leader of the Mandalorian Supercommandos [[/note]], leading to jokes that this is actually Saxon himself.
45* [[VillainousBreakdown “You’re all going to burn! We’re all going to die! YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING!”]] [[labelnote:explanation]] Darth Maul screams [[CassandraTruth this]] to Ahsoka and the clones as he’s captured. Given the timing of the episode and season as a whole, this has frequently been used to describe the insanity that is 2020. [[/labelnote]]
46* Mace Windu calling Ahsoka "citizen" became shorthand for exclusion from information.
47* "I'm not rooting for you." [[labelnote:explanation (spoilers)]] While Ahsoka does set Maul free during Order 66 as many anticipated, she pointedly does ''not'' team up with him, just letting him loose to cause chaos. This line in particular (in response to Maul asking her to give him a fighting chance, and with the obvious subtext that she hopes he dies doing it) is getting memed as both funny and awesome. [[/labelnote]]
48* That [[FightingFromTheInside compared to his best friend Rex]] ([[Website/{{Tumblr}} "i'm literally shaking and crying rn"]]), Cody had little trouble going through with Order 66, leading to jokes that Cody already had a grudge against Obi-Wan and/or had an itchy trigger-finger ([[Creator/DannyDeVito "So anyways I started blasting—"]]).
49* F*ck Pong Krell. [[labelnote: explanation]] Without going into spoiler territory, Jedi General Pong Krell's jerkassery throughout the Umbara arc led to the above sentence, which has became so common among fans that ''there's an entire subreddit named "Fuck Pong Krell" dedicated to ([[LoveToHate jokingly]]) hating him.'' [[/labelnote]]
50* With Darth Maul's return and having survived [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe his bisection]], many were quick to point that Maul was now [[EunuchsAreEvil a eunuch]]. This has resulted in jokes that Maul was actually seeking revenge against Obi-Wan for taking away [[DoubleEntendre his lightsaber]] in addition to his legs, or using this fact to shoot down [[EpilepticTrees any theories]] of him being a father to a younger character (who would have been born after his bisection) with a MysteriousPast.
51* Bo-Katan slapping Ahsoka's butt in her debut episode, which especially resurged years later when the two worked together in the Siege of Mandalore episodes and Bo-Katan directing [[Series/TheMandalorian Din Djarin]] to meet Ahsoka on Corvus.
52* With the popularity spike in ''VideoGame/AmongUs'', this has prompted jokes that "Rookies", "The Hidden Enemy", and the Umbara arc are basically games of ''Among Us''.
53* Shared with ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheBadBatch'': "Good soldiers follow orders." [[labelnote:explanation]] Victims of Order 66, most notably Tup, Crosshairs, and Wrecker, repeat this as a MadnessMantra to justify their betrayal of the Jedi. It's now become a common reaction image for ExactWords misinterpretations of requests.[[/labelnote]]
54* Creator/TomKane narrates everything. [[labelnote:explanation]] After the stroke that destroyed his voice, fans used AI to add his narration to other media, such as ''Series/TheMandalorian'', ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', and [[BreadEggsMilkSquick the Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. [[/labelnote]]
55* "I don't have such weaknesses!" [[labelnote:explanation]]Said by Anakin to Admiral Trench during the episode "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS7E4UnfinishedBusiness Unfinished Business]]" in response to Trench claiming that as a Jedi, Anakin wouldn't kill an unarmed foe (and is promptly proved wrong). Often used when somebody is immune to a trick or an inconvenience. [[/labelnote]]
56* "[[YouHaveFailedMe Failure.]]" [[labelnote:explanation]]Pre Vizsla says this one word to a fellow Mandalorian who had failed to kill Obi-Wan and Satine, just before shooting him dead. Often used to refer to those with exceedingly high standards that have not been met, those who didn't get what they wanted from someone or, more obviously, EpicFail moments.[[/labelnote]]
57* An Ahsoka-themed variant on [[Music/{{Drake}} Drakeposting]] also frequently makes the rounds, the first image usually showing her grimacing in disgust and a caption noting something the poster hates, while the second image sees her looking much more satisfied along with a caption about something the poster likes.
58* "Not us, we're independent thinkers!" [[labelnote:explanation]]When a pack of B1s discovers the severed head of a pre-Clone Wars Battle Droid, they remark that the say droid is controlled by a central computer while the rest of them (B1s) are independent thinkers which all the droid there agreed. [[/labelnote]]
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